How to start a tradition
Starting a tradition is simply beginning something you want to do multiple times. This can be super specific or pretty generic. Example: I want to serve this specific recipe every Christmas Eve at 4 pm (specific) or I would like to begin creating art (generic)
I tend to land somewhere in the middle with my traditions. I am not great at super specific traditions because I find that adds too much pressure and has an air of perfection included, but I don’t appreciate that kind of approach to almost anything in my life. I have also found that the best traditions have a why behind them. I cook many meals at home because I think home cooked food is the overall healthiest way to fuel our bodies. Healthy because you are in control of the ingredients, nutrients, energy, and methods, but also healthy because you are the one making, the one saving money, you are welcoming an energy of creation, you are proving your own abilities and improving your skills. So the why behind that traditions is multi-faceted for me, but there is a strong why. A weak why does not tend to support a new tradition, but may instead support a good habit. I brush my teeth not for any feeling or emotional reason but simply to avoid cavities. Maybe you have a much more involved reason to brush, maybe you then have a tradition. I do not.
Sometimes you need to try something out a couple of times before it becomes a tradition! That’s I fine too. I consider trying new things a tradition of its own!
The real steps:
Pick a tradition
Find your why
Decide on schedule (specific or generic)
Do you tradition